Adoration of the Shepherds
Gian Federigo Bonzagna, Italian, 1508 - after 1586
1561
Bronze with traces of gilding
Overall: 7 9/16 × 5 9/16 × 3/16 in. (19.2 × 14.2 × 0.5 cm)
Weight: 726 g (1.6 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.210
Geography
Place Made: Parma, Italy, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Sculpture: Plaquette
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, top: PARM INVENT
Course History
ARTH 84, Media and Meaning in Renaissance Sculpture, Adrian Randolph, Fall 2013
Exhibition History
Renaissance and Mannerist Plaquettes and Medals from the Collection of Roger Arvid Anderson, Class of 1968, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 19-November 21, 2013.
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 180.
Provenance
Richard Trescott, London, England, sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, 1988-1990; lent to present collection, 2013; given to present collection, 2016.
Catalogue Raisonne
Wixom, No. 135
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